Burglar-trap.



J, Y. WBRRICK z P. F. BAILEY.

BURGLAR TRAP. APPLmATIN FILED MAY5,1909.

` 982,91 1. y Patented .12.11.31.1911.

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MORRIS PEYERSJNC.. L IIII 4. w AAAAA GTO. D. C.

JAMES Y. WERRICK ANI) PATRICK F. BAILEY, F ST. IIAUL, MINNESOTA.

UNITED sTArnns PATENT OFFICE.

l BUnoLAn-TRAP.

To all whom it may concern:

l the boxiby clips 4.2 is our 'iinproved tra Be it known that We, JAMESY. Vv'nnnicl; and PATRICK F. DAILEY, citizens ot the United States,residing at 'St'. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State' of Minnesota,have invented .certain-new and useful Iniprov'enients in Burglar-Traps,ot" which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in burglary preventive devices,its-object heingparticularly to provide improved means in connectionwitha )ewel box or other receptacle :tor trapping the 'hand of a personattempting to remove the contents of the box.

. To this. end our invention consists yin the featuresof construction,combination and Aarrangement of parts lieremafte'r p particularlydescribed andclaimed. i

In the accompanying drawings forming p'art of this specification",Figure l is a perspecth'e view of a jewel box fitted' with ourimprovements; Fig. 2 is a similar view of a false top for the box; Fig.3 is a perspective view of a box shown opened and the trap sprung andshowing the false partition wall broken away to. better expose thefeatures of construction of the trap; Fig. 4 is a view of an insidecatch for the door of the box; Fig. is a sectional view oil the same;Fig. 6 is a perspective view ot the trap .'11, set position; F 'T and 8are side elevations of-.the trap in sprung position; Fig. 9 is adiagrammatic view illustrating the swinging moveinentsof the trap; Fig.10 is a detail ot' 'a key adapted to be used in unlocking the'.

trap, and Fig. l1. is .a vertical cross section of the rinventionillustrating the operation ofthe parts. I r

lIn the drawings A 'represents a jewel'bo-x supplied with a suitable encdoor 2 inside,`

of Wliichis arranged a jewelry drawer 3. The door 2 may be l formed withspring catches 4; to engage Vwith studs 5 carried by springarms 6secured to the inner .sides of. the box. The spring arms G will beforced inwardly to release the catchesfbv ,pressing the studs 7exten-ding -t'lnonglropeningsV in' the sidewalls of the 'box 'underneaththe outer fabric covering 9 so as' tobe hidden from'vvie'w. Thispreventsstrangers 'from knowingfhow to open the door.

The trap comprises arms 11 and 12, thjar 12 having hinge support n13upon tho-.Hoorlever 2l). between the ]a.ws to tree Ahimself will only;

screwing 'downwardly the pin Seeurel upon the-horizontal tlooru-I. ofi.'

Speccationrof Letters Patent. PatentedlJ 311, 31, 1911 Application filedMay 5,1909. Serial No; 494,068. v

and the arms having pivotal connection 1l..`

The arm l1 is formed with an opening 15 to receive adjacent sides oflthe jaws 16 and 17, which jaws are pivotall)v supported in the verticalposts 148. lVhen in set position as'-i-ndieated in Fig.- 6' one post 1Swill extend through the opening l5, a coil spring 1.0 surrounding thevpost between the end of the arm 1l and the bottom l0. In order tu setthe trap jaws we-provide the ordinari' pivotallyy supported lever 20adapted to ex- 1 tend over one end otthe jaw 1G as inrlicated in'Fig. 6andinterlockwith a pivoted trip 2l secured to the underside of the falsepartition wall Q2. To ass stijn setting the trap we provide thehorizontal .shaft 23 journaled upon the floor lOand having an oii'setend 24 to engage wit-l1 tlie underside of the trap-2l andilni'ving, ahandle-25 at its opposite end.

' In order to hold the trap sprung 'and also to increase the grip ot'the -jaws as the same 'horizontal row ot teethI 2S inside the arm 122-..

A second-lever l29 has pivotal support 30 are pulled uponwe provid-e alever 26 liav'-, ,I

inside the arm 12 and engages with teeth 31 upon the inner side of thelever Thus when the trap jaws areA 'sprung the. end of the lever 2G willengage with the teeth28 and be locked'against disengagement bythe y Anyetl'ort et the partv `caught tend. as thel jawsniove 'closer together,to

allow the-endofthe-arm .1l to bozforeerl. A

.through the opening 3l to litt the leVerQQ.

and the lower endlof the lever Eli then liftfed gagement with the Vupperend .i5 lever 2G.

In opera'tmn tllejaws may be set as shown inFignF. the shaft Q?, thonbeing turned ,downwardly outA of engagement. with the j"tripXZ-'l-" Thetrip 21 will-hold lthe 'false bottorawQl raised into osition shown inFig.4 y, l.' andnpouthis false ottoni 'the jewels may be fplacedV to'deceive ay burglar. A: the

"person then 'attempts to-tak'ethe jmvelry impossible to withdraw thehand from the jaws without the use of the key 32 and iin 33. In order toprevent the box being y bodilyr removed a suitable chain 36 maj beemployed connecting the same with a suitable support.

In order` to electrically sound' an alarm a circuit 3T ma)T be. employedwith a switch 38 and an arm 39 carried by one of the jaws in position toengage with and hold the switch open againstthe ,tension of the spring40 while the jaws are set. 'hen the jaws are sprnngto 'carry7 the arms39 away from the switch the springe() will close the switch and soundthe alarm.

lith the trap set as' shown in F G the 'false bottom covers the trip 2lclosing the opening in the top of the -box jas indicated in Fig. l andwhen the trap is sprung the jawsare carried upwardly past the falsebottom into the position shown in Fig. 3.

The false bottom il shown in detail in Fig. 2 is suitably positioned inthe top of t the box and is preferably formed of flexible materialoverlapping the edge of the partition wall 22 when the parts are innormal position. lWith the parts in the' position shown in Fig; lalaslight downward pressure upon, the false partition Q2- will disen gagethe trip 2i from the'. interlocking end of the lever 2O whereupon theupward yspring pressure v tty jainst the jaw lt' will throw upward-thelleai'er 2U and allow the jaws 16 and 17 toclose. In the set posi.-tion shown in Fig-'6 the interlocking ot' the lever 20 and trip 2l ,willhold the spring jaws set.. and the press-ure of the spring pressed jaw16 against the inner side of the lever Q0 Willhold said lever and tripinto interlocking engagement.l The jaws' and cooperating interlockingtrip and lever it will be noted are arranged to coperate'in a .similarmanner to the corresponding parts in an ordinary s ring trap of the samecharacter. T he false ottoni 4l is of such thin, flexible material thatit will be thrown upward by *the jaws as they pass upwardly past .thepartition wall 22 to sprung position, ,as indi-4 cated in Fig. 11.

lYe claim as our invention:

false wall. a tra) underneath said wall,'.a tripping device or said trapreleasable'by the movement of said wall, and lconcea'il-fed means forholding said trap sprung; 'l

i l l ping mechanism releasable by the movementy of said wall, concealedlockingy mechanism' for holding said trap sprung, and manually actuatedmeans forreleasing said locking mechanism.

,', 3. In combination with a receptacle a false wall, a spring jaw trapconcealed thereby, tripping mechanism releasable by* the movement ofsaid wall, concealed lever arms for holding said trap`sprung,.and meansfor disengaging said lever arms'.

t. In combination with a receptacle of the classi described, a falsewall, a. trap concealeid thereby, tripping mechanism releasable by themovement ofsaid walha pair of spring pressed pivotalljT connected armsfor holding said trap sprung, and lever mecha- .l nism carried by onearm and having toothed' engagement with the other arm to hold said jarms in set position holding said trap sprung. In combination with areceptacle ot' the classI described. a false wall. a. concealedA trap: atripping mechanism releasable b v the movement of said wall. spi-ino*pressed. pivxsprnnega lever carried by one arm rin posi-A tion tointerlock with the other arm, and a saft-ty lever engaging withsaidlocking arm.' In testimony whereof we aiix our signatures inpresence of two' witnesses.

JAMES Y. IVERRICIQ PATRICK F. BAILEY.

lW'itnesses H. S. JOHNSON, H. SIITH.

otally connected arms Vfor holt ingI said'jmvs ,L l. In combinationwit-h a receptacle a4 2. In combination with .a receptacle4 t'alse wall,a trap concealed thereby. 'a trip-

